Browse Forums Building A New House Re: PD Tile Range 14Jun 13, 2008 6:25 pm I found a few tiles in the PD standard range that I liked, I'm only having Tiles in the wet area though.
I chose Urban Earth for the floors in all wet areas and a standard white gloss tile for walls, I would have prefered a light earthy tone in a gloss tile for the walls but I couldn't justify the extra cost so stuck to white. I was shocked to find out our standard tile will have an additional laying cost though My karma ran over your dogma Re: PD Tile Range 15Jun 13, 2008 6:29 pm petal That's interesting, Paula! We never planned to build, we were going to extend and renovate, but it was just too expensive. We signed up last year, and they've had 3 price increases since then (house and facade), so it has ended up costing us considerably less than what we were quoted to do the reno , even with me picking a million upgrades and variations! We spent a lot more than most people would, I think, on the tiles, but we just decided to pick what we wanted (we didn't even ask what was standard.......I knew I would pick upgrades without even asking!) We figured we were still better off. And in the end, we'll have a brand new house , done exactly to our taste and liking , with a pool, and some landscaping, for the same as it would have cost just to do the house . We asked about rebuilding with a custom builder, and they said it would be more than the reno . DH was initially devastated, but when we saw the Brookvale, we both loved it, instantly. Am I happy? Customer service is pretty average, but so far , so good. As I said, our floor tiles were discontinued, but I was quite hapy, as I found a better one , I think their range is a little better, even since I first went to NT, last August. But, yes, they sting you for every 'upgrade....that's where they make their $$$, I guess! Yes I've heard its expensive to extend or renovate - gotta ask why?? Glad your happy. You need to take lots of pics as I will be living through your build!! haywgl I was shocked to find out our standard tile will have an additional laying cost though Paula Re: PD Tile Range 16Jun 13, 2008 8:13 pm Paula, I STILL ask why?! It seems so wrong, but I've heard it over & over since we decided to demolish & start over. You would think renovating would be cheaper! Go figure......mind you, we were going to ut the whole inside, and go up as well, but it was still going to cost an extortionate amount!! I am doing a blog - perry has it listed in his blogs section - sorry, I'm too computer illiterate to be able to give you a link (should ask my 12 yo how, or even the 10 yo - hey, the 8 & 6y olds are probably more computer savvy than me!!! ) There are photos up till now on there, if you want to have a look! Re: PD Tile Range 17Jun 13, 2008 9:32 pm I guess I was lucky. Our builder uses Beaumont Tiles, and the tiles I chose for the wet areas are all standard ones, except for the feature tile. My extra cost came in extending the tiles to the ceiling. I thought there was a good range of standard tiles for my builder at Beaumont.
Judie Looking for advice on whether this variation in tile colour is acceptable. The large tile on the left was used in my main bathroom renovation 1 year ago. My ensuite… 0 8750 Hi Kaiser85, We are building with Firstyle Homes. Our build has just started, slab pour is on Saturday (hopefully!). Their standard range is pretty good. We did our… 1 6755 |